Easy Recipes to try in Your Kitchen Remember

Check out the following recipes so that you can try them out for your next family picnic:

• Honey chicken, grilled potato wedges, and a garden salad
• Homemade ice cream with apple crumble
• Tuna sandwiches with a side of guacamole
• Asparagus and broad lean legumes
• Vanilla custard

With all the recipes mentioned above and many more, you have a wide selection for your picnic. These recipes are effortless to recreate or make with a twist so that you stir up snacks your family will love. The best thing about picnics is that it's a chance for you and your family to get together and spend some quality time together. When families get together, it is essential to have good foods to eat and the companionship of your family.

Enjoying the Weather Outdoors

Spring is the time to enjoy the outdoors and warm weather. You can do almost any activity without the hindrance of any cold weather or too hot temperatures. Use the courtyard at your Kruseway Commons home and make the best of your spring. Use this opportunity to get into extensive Sports such as football, hiking, volleyball, or power walking. Enjoy the weather Outdoors and get a beautiful tan while you do.

Enjoy these Easy Recipes

With some of the easy recipes and picnic ideas mentioned above, you will be sure to have yourself an eventful and yummy spring. Have fun with these spring season recipes!

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Chicken and Strawberry Cobb Salad

This salad is a healthy and refreshing meal, whether you have it for lunch or dinner. To make it, whisk lime zest, olive oil, honey, and lime juice together first to form the dressing. Add a bit of salt and pepper for seasoning, then set this bowl to the side. Put romaine lettuce in a separate bowl, then add sliced strawberries, grilled and sliced chicken breast, crumbled feta, cooked peas, sliced avocado, and sliced red onions. Add salt and pepper for more seasoning if desired, then add the dressing before serving.

Strawberry French Toast Bake

This is a great recipe to make for breakfast or Sunday brunch. Start by coating sliced strawberries lightly with sugar. In a separate bowl, mix softened cream cheese, confectioners’ sugar, grated orange zest, orange juice, and vanilla extract. Cut a cinnamon loaf into small pieces, and place half of these in a greased baking dish. Add the cream cheese mixture to the baking dish, then add the strawberry slices and the remaining loaf pieces. Whisk the half-and-half cream and eggs, then pour this mixture into the baking dish. Cover the dish, and refrigerate it overnight. Bake the next day at 350 degrees for about 40 to 45 minutes. Top with whipped cream and strawberry slices before serving.

Cinnamon-Strawberry Sundae

This tasty recipe is the perfect dessert to have after lunch or dinner on a warm spring day. To make it, melt butter in a saucepan, then add lime juice, brown sugar, and ground cinnamon. Cook on medium heat until the sugar dissolves. Add sliced strawberries, then cook for an additional 2 minutes. Serve with scoops of vanilla ice cream, and add grated lime zest for extra flavoring if desired.

You can enjoy your strawberry recipes on your own patio or balcony at our apartments in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Contact us to learn about our floor plans, amenities, and more.

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Spring-Cleaning Tips & Tricks

Start with Your Closet

This is the perfect time to go through your closet and drawers to remove all the clothes you don't wear. if you haven't worn some of your winter gear in the past three months, put it in a pile to be donated. If some of the summer stuff you're pulling out isn't the right size, send it on its way to be donated, too. 

Get rid of the clothes that haven't been worn, don't fit, or have seen better days. It's a great way to start the de-cluttering process while giving someone else the opportunity to enjoy the fabrics you've loved so much.

Clean Your Microwave

Microwaves easily fall under the radar where home cleaning is concerned. It doesn't take much for weird goo to build up into fortresses of crust and baked-on grime. 

A simple way to make your microwave clean again? Cut a lemon or two in half. Squirt the juice into a coffee cup that's half-filled with water, then drop the rinds in as well. Microwave your lemony concoction for three minutes, then let it stand for five minutes without opening the door. The citric acid will break up the grease and soften the gross stuff inside, making it easy for you to wipe the interior clean.

Toss Old Condiments

You might be surprised at the amount of food accessories you've accumulated over the past few months. Spices, herbs, ketchup, salad dressings, and other food flavorings can quickly amass within your fridge and cupboards. Pull everything out and lay it on the line (or the counter, as the case may be). Condiments that have passed their expected life need to go in the trash. Duplicate items need to be paired together so you use the oldest one first. Stuff you're not sure why you bought it in the first place definitely gets dumpster duty.

Are you ready to start your spring season in style? Check out how our Kruseway Apartments are ready to welcome you home!

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